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WES Tech East Inc. is a UNFCCC-compliant CDM Technology...

According to CDM experts, WES Tech East Inc. qualifies as a CDM project as it captures GHG gases, methane in particular, from organic wastes to generate electricity.

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Differing Dems unite to support climate bill

Liberals Henry Waxman and Edward Markey and centrists John Dingell and Rick Boucher do not always see eye-to-eye, particularly on issues relating to the environment. Waxman of California and Markey of Massachusetts are more aggressive in their support for environmental regulations than either Dingell, who is protective of Michigan’s auto industry, or Boucher, who comes from a coal-producing area in Virginia. But the four House Democrats came together in a rare display of unanimity to write a letter in support “comprehensive energy and climate legislation.”

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New approach for US in global climate change talks

At its first negotiations on climate change, the Obama administration is trying to convince other countries that the U.S. does care about global warming and wants to shape an international accord. After eight years on the sidelines, the U.S. says it is ready for a central role in developing a new agreement to slash greenhouse gases. But whether the U.S, which is the second largest source of heat-trapping pollution, is ready to sign onto a deal by year's end could depend on Congress.

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Senator Tom Udall Introduces Renewable Electricity Standard Bill

U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM has introduced legislation calling for a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), that would require utilities to generate 25 percent of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources by 2025. The bill, the first that Udall has introduced since being elected to the Senate, would require utilities to provide 6 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by 2012, and gradually increase that level to meet the 25 percent by 2025 goal.

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Obama moves forward with plans to cut emissions...

A cap-and-trade initiative would limit greenhouse gases and raise the cost of pumping more carbon into the atmosphere. Some fear it could also further hurt the economy.

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